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Upper body garment

a technology for upper body and garments, applied in the field of upper body garments, can solve the problems of exposing the skin of the infant, discomfort for the infant, and the inability to achieve the desired “grown up” appearan

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-02-25
WEATHERILL CHRISTOPHER JOHN +3
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However, these shirts frequently ride up, for example when the infant plays or is picked up by a caregiver, exposing the infant's skin and causing discomfort to the infant.
While convenient, infant body suits must be worn tucked inside the pants and therefore cannot achieve the desired “grown up” appearance.

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[0014]Throughout the following description, specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the invention. However, the invention may be practiced without these particulars. In other instances, well known elements have not been shown or described in detail to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the invention.

[0015]Accordingly, the specification and drawings are to be regarded in an illustrative, rather than a restrictive, sense.

[0016]The invention relates to upper body garments comprising a regular style shirt with at least a bottom portion of a body suit permanently joined to the underside of the shirt slightly above the waist line (and above the pant line).

[0017]FIGS. 1 to 3 show one embodiment of the present invention. Upper body garment 10 includes an outer garment 12 and inner garment 14. Outer garment 12 is a regular style shirt for infants. The term “shirt” as used in this specification includes t-shirts, long-sleeved shirts, sleeveless shirts, s...

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An upper body garment is provided. The upper body garment includes an outer garment of a type normally formed as a separate garment for wearing over at least an upper torso of a wearer. An inner garment is circumferentially and permanently joined to an underside of the outer garment at a position corresponding to above a waist line of the wearer when the upper body garment is worn. The inner garment comprising a lower front panel and a lower rear panel. The lower front panel detachably fastens by fastening means to the lower rear panel at a position corresponding to a crotch of the wearer when the upper body garment is worn.

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001]The present invention relates generally to garments and in particular to upper body garments.BACKGROUND [0002]Currently, upper body garments for infants are typically either regular style shirts or body suits. Regular style shirts are essentially smaller versions of adult shirts. Regular style shirts for infants are designed to be worn untucked, that is, with the bottom portion of the shirt hanging over the pants, in order to achieve a “grown up” appearance. However, these shirts frequently ride up, for example when the infant plays or is picked up by a caregiver, exposing the infant's skin and causing discomfort to the infant. Regular style shirts for infants thus require constant readjustment to maintain the desired “grown up” appearance.[0003]Body suits for infants, also known as onesies, are one-piece garments that cover the full torso. Infant body suits have front and back panels that are fastenable at the crotch of the infant. Unfastening the front and ba...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A41D11/00A41D27/00
CPCA41B13/00A41B1/04
Inventor WEATHERILL, CHRISTOPHER JOHNWEATHERILL, LEAH MORGANANSEEUW, KEVIN DENNISANSEEUW, SARAH REAGAN
Owner WEATHERILL CHRISTOPHER JOHN
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